5 Important incidents that should be covered in the sequel of MS Dhoni's biopic

‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ was widely loved by the fans and a huge success on the box office as well. The film also garnered the critical acclaim and revealed a lot of unknown stories from the former Indian skipper’s life. Further, it minted over ₹200 crores collection and his journey inspired many from small-town India to dream big and achieve. However, the film only focussed on MS Dhoni’s life until World Cup 2011 beginning from his childhood. Since there was a lot that went on in his life after that, many expected a sequel for the film. But, there wasn’t any confirmation of the same all this while. Sushant Singh Rajput, who played MS Dhoni in the film was just brilliant. The actor also confirmed that there would be a sequel for the film and he told that the shooting for the sequel will begin in 2019. This has brought a lot of delight to the fans. Although MS Dhoni’s life has been an open book since World Cup 2011, there are a lot of inside stories that are to known. Hence, on that note, here is what we could expect from the sequel. 1. Whitewashes in England, Australia | Retirement of seniors | Transition (Photo by RAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) MS Dhoni had one of the worst phases of his life right after the World Cup 2011 victory. His team, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 2011 and it was believed that the best was yet to come. However, things didn’t go as planned. The Indian team was whitewashed 4-0 in both England and Australia in the same year. The players would have been definitely down at this stage and there would’ve been a lot that went on in the team. Further, some of the senior players starting from Rahul Dravid began to retire from international cricket. Also, players like Virender Sehwag and others who were expected to play a big role missed out from the squad due to their poor performances. It wouldn’t have been an easy call to remove them and this topic would be a very interesting one in the movie. The transition for the Indian team although not a very successful one was definitely a smooth one. Mahi ensured that he trusted the youngsters and kept faith in them. He backed even the players who didn’t perform really well. Also, he helped build a very good pool of fast bowlers after the embarrassments in England and Australia. Hence, this whole episode will be quite intriguing in the sequel of the biopic. 2. Champions Trophy 2013 | Army life MS Dhoni of India poses with the Champions Trophy. (Photo by Christopher Lee-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) The Champions Trophy 2013 is definitely one of the most satisfying victories for MS Dhoni. He was undergoing a lot mentally as there were allegations of match-fixing on his team, Chennai Super Kings, although they were proven to be wrong. There were questions about his accountability and integrity. Hence, he had to pull out something special and he wanted this more than anyone else. He made some tough decisions during the course of the tournament which all worked out great. This was also the same time when Rohit Sharma was promoted as the opener. The celebrations of his after winning the Final was something out of the world and not something that fans would often see. Also, The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour. Dhoni’s love for the Army is well-known. He was often spotted involved in various army activities. Also, he trained hard with the army as well in the period. Dhoni also underwent training with the Army’s elite Para Brigade and did five parachute jumps after finishing the course. We could expect a small part of this covered in the movie. 3. Test Retirement | Ziva’s birth | World Cup 2015 MS Dhoni. (© Getty Images) It has been quite a long time since MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket. However, there are quite a few questions that are left unanswered about this shocking retirement. No one expected that coming and this will be definitely a very interesting part of the sequel. It will give us insights into MS Dhoni’s mind and the thinking process behind it. This was quite an emotional period for MS Dhoni as a lot was going on in his life. His daughter, Ziva Dhoni was also born just around a week before the World Cup 2015 started. However, Mahi didn’t fly back to India to see his daughter so that he wouldn’t get distracted from the task at hand. When as for the reason, he simply responded by telling that he was on National duty. The World Cup 2015 was another memorable one. India had a dismal tour to Australia just a few days before the World Cup began. There weren’t many expectations on the team and it was believed that the team would have a tough time. But the team has done really well to reach the semi-final. Getting kicked out of the semi-final was an emotional one as we’ve seen MS Dhoni cry then. This will be another key episode to watch. 4. CSK’s suspension and comeback | Stint with RPS MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter) The bond between MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings is well-known. Even before the team has come out of the sorrow of losing the IPL 2015 Final, another disaster struck. They were suspended by the BCCI for two years as their owners were involved in betting. Dhoni, who was an integral part of CSK for all this while couldn’t have imagined playing for some other team. The man who was picked by Rising Pune Supergiant after that failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in that season. He didn’t have a great season individually either. Further, misery struck as he was ripped off captaincy by the franchise. Although RPS made it to the Final that season, there were quite some talks about him being ill-treated by the owners. Mr. Goenka showed some open hatred towards him on social media. MSD and his wife Sakshi showing eagerness to get back to join CSK is quite an untold story and there is a lot to be revealed. And then, the grand comeback with CSK in 2018 clinching the title for the third time will give the fans goosebumps for sure. It would be great if there are some insider stories put out about this whole episode. Being in some amazing form in IPL 2018, it there could also be some great episodes of what is to come. 5. Captaincy resignation | Padma Bhushan MS Dhoni received the Padma Bhushan. (Photo Source: Twitter) This was another surprise – something we often associate with MS Dhoni. After winning the series 3-2 against New Zealand earlier, no one expected MS Dhoni to resign as the skipper. It was believed that he would lead the side at least till World Cup 2019. However, Dhoni felt that he has carried the baggage for quite some while and decided to just play as a player on the team. His thought process behind this will also be another important episode in the movie. Furthermore, Mahi was also conferred with the ‘Padma Bhushan’ which is the third-highest civilian honour in Indian cricket. There could be a small episode of him receiving the award in the film.

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